[CQ-Contest] Contest competitiveness

[Douglas Ruz]

What about the ARRL Int´l Contest ???....In single band category the QRP, LP 
and HP are together????...it is not fear.

In All Band category, 160m is very difficult for a lot of hams....why not an 
special all band from 80 thru 10m ???

73...Douglas, CO8DM
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <john at kk9a.com>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Cc: <n5do at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Contest competitiveness


> CQ WPX has a single tribander with single wire antennas for the low bands
> category.
>
> John KK9A
>
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Contest competitiveness
> From: David Cockrum <n5do at sbcglobal.net>
> Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 09:37:15 -0500
>
> As I read the responses about the history of low power, specifically 150
> vs 100 watts, I think we are missing the elephant in the room.When it
> comes to factors that help an operator do well in contests at the top of
> the list should go antennas.We divide competitors in many contests into
> three categories based on power:high, low, and qrp.Yet in each of these
> categories the best scores are made by those with the best antenna
> systems.
>
> For the most part the power categories divide us into groups that
> correspond to antenna systems as well.The stations with big antenna
> systems usually operate in the high power category, those of us with
> lesser systems often operate in low power and QRP categories.
>
> From my point of view I have a small antenna system (SteppIR at 50 feet),
> but I know I have it much better than many others.After every contest in
> which a relatively large number of "casual" operators are worked, I
> receive many QSL cards which state the antenna is a "wire antenna in the
> attic," multiband vertical, or other marginal antenna.
>
> As long as there are communities that regulate antenna height and deeds
> with restrictive covenants, contesting will continue to have a hard time
> attracting new blood to replace our aging membership. No one wants to
> compete in an activity in which they have little chance to do well.
> Perhaps every contest should have a category for those individuals with
> restricted space antennas.
>
> 73,
>
> Dave, N5DO
>
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